Stars and Superheroes Converge at the MET

The stars from the worlds of fashion and Hollywood came out in fantastic force at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute's gala opening of the exhibition, "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy." The gala has been coined the "East Coast Oscars" and "The Party of Year" for its star power and couture glamour. Attendees hit the red-carpet in show of fashion power at its finest.

- Laina Faber

Christina Ricci in Givenchy Haute Couture

Lake Bell in Balmain

Models Coco Rocha and Anja Rubik in Emilio Pucci

Michelle Monaghan in J. Mendel

Tom Brady, in Tom Ford and Gisele Bündchen, in Atelier Versace

Naomi Watts

Jonathan Saunders and Liya Kebede

Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, and Roberta Armani all in Giorgio Armani

Zac Posen with Kate Mara in Zac Posen

Jessica Stam in Proenza Schouler

Venus Williams in Carolina Herrera with André Leon Talley in Giorgio Armani and Chanel cape

Barneys New York's Julie Gilhart in Christopher Kane

Thandie Newton in Chanel

Eva Amurri in Louis Vuitton

Jourdan Dunn in Bill Blass with Peter Som

Marc Anthony with Jennifer Lopez in Alberta Ferretti

Amber Valletta in Atelier Versace

Thakoon Panichgul with Raquel Zimmermann

David and Victoria Beckham both in Giorgio Armani

Eva Longoria in Marchesa

Fergie in Calvin Klein Collection

Eva Mendes in Calvin Klein Collection

Beyoncé Knowles in Armani Privé

Janet Jackson in Atelier Versace

Kate Moss and Stella McCartney, in McCartney's designs

Caroline Trentini in vintage Thierry Mugler

André Benjamin

Kimora Lee Simmons and Djimon Hounsou

Stephanie Seymour

Photos: Style.com & Getty